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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

The bill making every Saturday after
noon in the year legal half holiday in the
State of New York, now lacks only the
signature of Governor Hill to become
law. This bill represents one of the
movements of the time, which is destined
to become universal in this country. We
believe that it will do much to stop the
present abuse of Sunday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

A credible estimate puts the amount of
trade dollars redeemed up to the close of
last week at S5,243,0 900. There is also, we
understand, further sum of 100000, re-
Gently imported from China, awaiting re-
demption IN san Francisco. At the current
price of silver the metal in trade dollar
is worth only 1873 cents. Thus ON each
coin redeemed at its face value the gov
eminent suffers loss of 243s cents. The
government is rich and can afford to be
extravagant, we suppose; yet it does
make the tax payer feel blue to see such a
waste of good money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

The leading newspapers of the Missouri
Valley and the Southwest have resolved
to "cheerfully acquiesce IN the new order
of things" and to hold the same relations
with the railroads as with any other bus
mess enterprises, charging advertising
rates for time tables, notices, etc, and
paying for freight and passenger trans
portation just as other people do. Nobody
can claim that the newspapers have been
oaptious in this matter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

France seems to have sufficient eX-
cuse for declaring war against Germany
should she desire such an eXcuse-in the
recent decidedly aggravathg arrest of a
Frence commissary on German soil and
his Imprisonment at Metz. From all the
details of the arrest it seems to have been
a high handed outrage, and one that will
at least increase the unpleasant relations
between the two countries, if it does not
lead to hostilites.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

A despatch from Paris says that Herr
Won Leyden, the German charge DAT
fairies has informed NJ. Flourens, minis
ter of foreign affairs, that Prince Bis
marck regretted that the Leip,ic Court
had ordered the arrest of NJ. Schnaebeles
without consulting the chancellor, for an
offence concerning which Prince Bismarck
reserved his opinion. Official haste some
times makes woful waste.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

One of the Brooklyn bridge jumpers,
Odlum, is dad one, Donovan, is in the
Tombs prison, New York and one, Bro
die, has made $4,000 out of the feat. There
evidently ought to be an inter State cocl
mission appointed to adjudicate fortunes
fayOrs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

The New York sum wants to know
(Which of the great political parties is
going to be the first to make the peace
able acquisition of Canada a plank in its
platform ?" Which one ever does, will find
itself in possession of a mighty trouble
some sort of a plank-a kind of teeter
board, as it were.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

All of the London newspapers are max
ing preparations for the reporting of a Eu-
ropean war. The public need not be alarm
ed, however, for the newspapers always
make preparations for every possible con
tingency. No matter how healthy promi-
nent man may be, for instance, they al
ways have his obituary in their pigeon
holes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

One of the newspaper portraits of tn
late Lieut. Danenhower represents him as
a bright looking young man with nous
tache and side-whiskers. Another gives
him an aged look, full beard and pair
of goggles. In the interests of a much
imposed upon public, we protest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

Miss Frances f. Willard wants the
name of the prohibtionist party changed
to "home protection party'-not that the
rose would smell sweeter by another
name, but because the old name is simply
a "negation." There is something in
that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

1t is thought that the Southerners will
decide upon May 80 as the Confederate
Memorial Day, thus selecting the same
date upon which our national memorial
falls There is no "bloody chasm" now
between the North and the South 1t
closed up long ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

That niece of Minister Phelps, the
"prettiest girl in the employ of the gov
ernmeut," is going to be married-so says
a Washington special to the New York
Mail and Express. 1t is rather dlsap-
pointing, however, to be told that she is
to marry another government clerk. She
ought to have an Italian count, at the
least
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

That bookkeeper, who was said to have
embezzled $4,000 from Mark Twain, but
who really took the money from the firm
of Charles l.. Webster Il Co., of which
Mr.. Clemens is a member, pleaded guilty
in a New York court, last Friday and was
sentenced to six years in Sing Sing pris-
on-more justice than most embezzlers
get, but pretty short term, for all that,
considering the extent of the defalcation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

The secretary of the navy has appointed
board consisting of Captain Ramsey
Commander Goodrich, Lieutenant Knox
Assistant Constructor Bowels, Chief En-
Gineer Kiersted, Edward Burgess and j.
Shields Wilson, to consider and report
upon the designs for the two 5000 ton YES
sells recently submitted in answer to the
departments advertisement
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

The author of penny cook book in Eng
land calls upon the people to do honor to the
queen in this jubilee year "by cooking well
and economically" and thus help ''to lift
up the heavy weight of depression that lies
on the country by vigorous economy in
household matters" Why isn't some
thing said about lifting up "the heavy
weight of depression on the stomachs of
the country ; That is where it really lies,
if poor cooking is the trouble
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

Another three per cent bond call is eX
pected within few days. There are only
$40, 900, 900 of these bonds now outstand-
ing, and under the present genial policy
of the treasury department they are melt
ing away like snow under the April sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

If Governor Hill of New York should
veto the Ives pool bill, it would offset to
a considerable extent his veto of the Cros-
by high license bill. But Governor Hill
uses the veto power for political revenue
only
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

1t seems strange enough to read, in the
letters of travellers, that railway trains
are rumblng through the streets of Jeru-
salem, that "new blocks are going up
everywhere population increasing, bust
ness booming, and suburban lots rapidly
rising ili value Truly, this is "A material
istic age, before whose march nothing
seems to be sacred.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

A large share of the city of Montreal is
built on such low ground, that it is inun-
dated almost every year by the rise of the
St Lawrence river in the spring, Owing
to the immense body of snow on the
ground, the river is higher than usual
this year, and the suffering and loss in the
lower part of the city are considerable
Fully one-quarter of the city is under
water; nearly all the factories are closed
and the poor people in the submerged dis.
trict are already suffering from shortness
of food and fuel. This state of affairs
however, must be expected every year
and so long as nothing is done to prevent
it, sympathy is useless and uncalled for.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

That the knights of Labor in Philadel-
phia, at least, have made fools of them
selves, is pretty conclusively proved by
some facts and figures published by the
Philadelphia LCdgcr. The Ledger says
that the whole number of strikes in that
city for the nine months ending Feb
ruary Is, 1887, was los, and of these only
nineteen were successful Six were set
tied satisfactorily: twenty-one were com
promised, and sixty were failures. In adj
dition To these there We're eleven lockouts
four of which were successful, the EN-
ployers getting new hands or the old ones
returning at employers terms. In five of
the cases there was compromise, and
two of them are still unsettled There
were seventeen additional cases where
workmen We're discharged on account of
strikes or shop disputes. OF the strikes
where the cause was definitely ascertain
ed forty were for an increase of wages
twenty against a proposed reduction, and
twenty five for the discharge of non-union
men, against working upon material that
had been boycotted, etc. The number of
workingmen directly thrown out of en-
ployment by the several troubles was
Is, l23 and the loss in wages 81 POI $50. In
twenty one instances all the strikers lost
their places permanently and in fifty
most of them did SO. We judge that
these figures might be substantially re-
produced in almost any of the large
cities of the country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

Kansas and Wisconsin have been suf-
fering from one of the most destructive
cyclones that ever visited that much blown
about section. In Missouri alone the esti-
mated loss to property is upward of $780,
600, There have also been large mum
Der of fatalities, and the entire region de
vastated by the cyclone presents a scene
of total desolation. These furious wind
storms seem to be increasing in frequency
and violence in certain sections of the
West. Is science entirely powerless to
prevent them, or at least to account for
them?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

If the statement that President Cleve-
land would not be a candidate for second
term was not sent out as "feeler," it has
nevertheless proved to his friends that
there is no strong popular desire that he
should accept a denomination. The demo
Gratis have, in the main, accepted the
rumor with smiling satisfaction
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

letter from Maine to the Boston Rec
ord speaks of an abuse which, we are
quite sure, is not confined to that State.
The writer says:
In nearly every village of any consider
able size in the State, there are number
OF regular patrons of the Louisiana or
Kentucky lottery, and thousands of dol
lars have been sent from some of the
cities. Little items are continually APP
pearlng in some of the newspapers con
corning the good luck of so and so. and
these OF course are better advertisements
for the business than a column in display
type would be. The use of the mails in
connection with lottery schemes is, as
every one knows, a criminal offence, and
yet in one large village in this State the
clerk in the post office, who really acts as
postmaster, takes regularly each month
two dollars of the sum which the govern
ment pays for his services and invests in
one of the lotteries.
A large proportion of the mouey that
flows into the Golfers OF these lottery
companies comes from New England, and
the mails are in constant use tor this pur-
pose. a good many threats have been
made of enforcing the regulation prohibit.
ing such use of the mails, but nothing has
ever been done.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

Governor Beaver and staff and the Penn
sylvania Legislature are among the visit
ors at the battlefield of Gettysburg this
week
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

Chicago is said to be afflicted with small
poX. But after the anarchists it ought to
be able to stand almost anything
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

Mr.. Blaine is in Chicago and apparently
in good health again. OF course, he is be
ing lionized.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

by the Governor.
FLETCHER d. PROCTOR.
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

The best evidence OF q high state
of civilization is good roads. The
heather have no roads; they have
paths and tracks, like pigs, deer
and sheep. Good roads have the
effect of making good fences, good
buildings, clean lawns, brushless
fence corners, and better stock.
Roads ought to be made as straight
and as wide as the surface of the
country will allow. Wide, straight
roads are beautiful and speak well
for the farms through which they
run. This view Of roads is on the
side of sight. The substantial side
Of them is what they bring 10 farm
ers in the saving of horse flesh, in
the protection of vehicles, in the
ease which results to travel, and in
the fact that u team Of horses will
haul double the amount on a good
road. We have seen men going to
mill with two and four horses har-
messed to the tongue and two
wheels of a wagon, with two sacks
of grain, and it was with difficulty
they could draw so small load.
Farmers ought to build good roads.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09
EUROPEAN WHISKY.

The police of Constantinople are
closing all liquor shops kept by
Europeans on the ground that they
are demoralizing the Turkish PEG.
pie. The consulates are invaded
by liquor dealers complaining of the
action Of the police.-The Issue.
The TIMES lifts it's hat to the
police of Constantinople. Why
could we not have a law prevent
ing foreigners from engaging in
the liquor traffic in the United
States. Let Tennessee require
that a man must live In Tennessee
ten years before he can
engage in drunkard making. The
law requires decent man, like
Senator or Representative, to live
in this State three years before he
can hold the position of a Represen'
tative in the State Legislature
Now this Is constitutional. Why not
then require q mean man to live in
the State ten years and Ave years
in the county before he is eligible
to sell whisky and make drunkards
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

The Knoxville Southern has
located three miles of it's road bed
on the South side of the river; this
indicates that the Duncan route
will be adopted. This line would
leave Maryville about ~ or 9 miles
to the South. While our people
would have been pleased if the line
of road had passed Immediately
through Maryville, yet it will be
acceptable to us and will tap the
best part of Blount county for agri-
culture and stock raising. This line
would give the road large scope of
trade, larger than any other line
through the county, except the one
through Maryville, as Maryville
has more trade facilities than any
town in East Tennessee, outside of
three cities-Chattanooga, Knox
vile and Bristol.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09
GETTING THEIR EYES OPEN.

The people ofthe South and South.
west are just getting their eyes
open. They have been blind to their
own interest for more than nine
days. AS they become q manufact-
uring people they will more fully
understand their material interests.
The Manufacturers Record says
they are dull and sleepy, which
means the same thing, as men who
are dull and sleepy do not appre-
bend the reason why the South has
been kept back. Her people have
been willing to allow other states
and countries to make what they
eat, wear and work with. They are
looking up and getting the dust out
of their eyes. They are just begin
ming te learn that they can largely
supply all their own wants, they
have enough coal, timber, ores and
marble in this country to make one
of the richest countries in the world
when properly developed, and this
information has opened their sleepy
eyes; besides this, many of their
leading men and newspapers are
talking in favor of a protective tar
if The free trade or tariff for reve-
nue. foolishness has been proclaimed
from the stump so long in the South
that it requires Sampson or a
Hercules to lift the people out Of
their financial weakness. Then
they have been refusing to educate
the poor. This is another great
mistake and 1t will keep back the
development of the country more
than anyother one thing as hind.
erance. When all these things are
fully realized the South will step up
to the top Of the ladder.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09
MARYv,LLE TIMES.

sA ffH II
The people can not do better ID
the approaching year than to sub.
scribe for the Maryville TINES. Az
paper for solid Ieading and sub
stantial reforms 1t has no peer In
the State. While the TINES is .
secular paper, yet 1t is filed with a
class Of reading which largely fills
the mich Of a religious paper, with.
out the sectarian and dogmatical
views of men who work to build up
a particular denomination. This
renders the TIMES acceptable to all
church people, while it is mot OBJ
jectionable to such as do notSelong
to any. The TIMES favorssuch laws
as will do the greatest substantial
good to the people in County, State
and Nation.
Many persons only feel able ia
take one paper, and when that IL
the case, an examination of the
TIMES, will convince all such thai
it is the paper Of all others, that fills
this want. Those who have not
seen a copy Of this valuable paper
will be supplied by applying for it
The price per year Is only one dol
lar cash.
To all who subscribe now the
TIMES will be furnished up tx
December 31st, 1883, for $l.O0.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

The National w. G. T. U. are pre-
pairing to build q temple in Chicago
which is to be to that city what
Westminster Abbey is to London.
The building is to cost about a mil
lion dollars. Hereis to be the great.
publication house of the women.
This temple is to be built largely by
donations of one dollar each, though
many are taking stock. The house
is to be in the center of Chicago, on
Dearborn Street, near the Post
Office building. In it is to be their
library, training school and hall.
The lower rooms will be devoted to
business and will be for rent. The
stock is put at $4,000, bonds $780,
600. If any one wishes to do some.
thing for this magnificent structure,
write to Mrs. Matilda B. Corse, las
Ashland Avenue, Chicago, III.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09
MADE uPor RELIGIOUS PEOPLE.

The New York Tfibane ssays:
4The Prohibition party, IL mainly
made up Of religious people, who
are going to use their votes and in |
fluence to force q drunken Sunday
upon the people Of the State"
This is not an honest expression.
The Tribune says this for political
purposes. The laws that the Re-
publicans attempted to pass last
winter and spring, bearing on this
subject, forced drunkenness every
day in the week, and because relig-
ious people would not support these
measures, 1t charges that they help
to elect the Democratic ticket,
which is the same in spirit and
effect. The only difference is in the
amount that whisky sellers have to
pay for the privilege of making
drunkards. Democrats say pay
fifty dollars and make drunkards,
the Republicans said give US one
thousand dollars and you may COM
NIT this sin and crime with impu-
nifty. The position for the Repub-
lican party is no license, then all
the religious people will be with us.
In this case we would practically
control all the days of the week
against drunkenness. That is what
we Republicans want to do. Then
when this party is in power there
will be no drunken days.
If the Republicans will make a
platform driving out all the whisky
men who favor whisky selling, there
will be no necessity for entering
their complaints, as there is really
no use for more than two parties,
but when both of these parties ask
the ministers and iaity to sit on a
whisky barrel or beer key and yelp
COR the advocates of whisky and en-.
dorse the whisky sellers business. il
is asking more than Christian peo-
pie can do. 1t is unfair to charge
Christian people with giving their
votes and influence for q drunken
Sunday when they are doing ali
they can to cleanse The political par
ties from the sin of drunkenness
Christian people can not favor any
system of license, as it makes then
a party to drunkenness.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

The Southern Democratic papers
are not a unit on Gen. JacksOn's
foolish speech at Macon, on the oc-
casion of the visit of Jefferson Da-
Wis to that place. The Memphis
Avalanche criticises him very
sharply. 1t wisely says the injury
to himself for such a speech is a
matter of small Importance, but it
is the injustice done the South that
tells; such speeches indicate that
the South is still in semi-state of
rebellion, and consequently has its
effect upon the people who live in
other parts of the United States.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

We are indebted to Mr.. ]. r. An
derson for q report of the proceed
ings of the Grand Division of Tenn
perance, held at Athens, Tenn, on
the Goth and 21st of October. The
officers were all present except the
Grand Treasurer. Letters troni the
National Division were read which
promised aid in the way of Edward
Carswell, of Toronto, Canada, to de.
liver lectures to the people of Ten
nessee on the subject of the order.
The election of officers resulted in
the election of J. r. Anderson, G,
w. P; Mrs. J. c.. Gibson, w. A.;
E. B. Caldwell, CIR. Sect; A. G.
Smith, CIR. Treas. The next meet.
ing is at Athens, Oct. list and 22nd
1888.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

It will be we'll for temperance
people, in all their future action, to
talk and vote only for such men in
our party, as will and do stand up
for temperance. That is the only
way to prevent the organization of
a third party. A third party would
draw off a large per cent. of the
best men. If the Republicans will
nominate and vote only for tenn
perance men, we shall not only
stand solid in the party, but we will
draw from any party that takes a
different course. If we do this q
third party will not injure US. Let
US drop all men who are tipplers
and get drunk, as they injure US in
our party standing.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

1t is a strange infatuation that
boys want to carrya pistol. All are
aware that it is a violation of the
law, and at the best it is an expen-
sive luxury; very few who indulge
in it escape the penalty. There
really is no necessity for a pistol,
even if there was no law to prevent
it. 1t has been a wonder how boys
get their pistols. They send for
them and receive them through the
mail. Firms in other states send
out price lists filed with cuts of all
kinds of pistols, and the boys gath
err enough money to buy one and
away it goes.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09
GIVE IT LloHr.

L. CeHoaka f1the NewseatM ary.
vile, charges the editor Of the TIHss
with Offering, by letter, to support
him for Congress two years ago II
he would pay rs for the support, and
through the News sent out several
hundred papers containing the
charge, marked with blue pencil.
We ask him to file that letter, for
public inspection, with w. 9. Chum.
lea, Circuit Court Clerk, Of Blount
county Maryville, and that Mr..
Chumlea be given the privilege Of
publishing 1t in any and all the
papers in the district.
A. ]. NEFF.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-11-09

The Supreme Court Of the United
States deny the writs of error asked
for by the Counsel for the Anarchist,
so these seven men will pay the
penalty of their crime in Chicago.
These men are, without doubt, pub
lie enemies and the government
should dispose of them.